Artist: Barbra Streisand
Title: The Ultimate Collection
Release Year: 2010
Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music
Format: 2 × CD, Compilation
Catalog Numbers (varies by region): 88697750322, 88697750322-2, etc.
Background:
Released to coincide with Streisand’s 2010 European tour (her first in decades), this collection spans her career from the 1960s to 2009. It includes hits, duets, and two newly recorded tracks at the time: “We Are the World” (demo) and a live recording of “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning.”
While many search results will point to blogs or torrents, beware. Audio files from unauthorized sources are often: Barbra Streisand - The Ultimate Collection -2010- flac
Always look for a "Spectrogram" or "Spek" analysis if downloading from unverified forums. A true FLAC of this 2010 CD will show frequency response flat up to 22.05kHz.
Even 15 years after its release, The Ultimate Collection (2010) has not been dethroned. Sony has since released The Essential Barbra Streisand (updated versions) and Partners (duets), but neither offers the same cohesive narrative of her solo career as this 2010 compilation. While many search results will point to blogs
Furthermore, physical CD sales have declined, making the FLAC version the archival standard. If you store this album in FLAC on a Plex server or a portable DAP (Digital Audio Player), you are future-proofing your music library for the next generation of lossless audio codecs.
| Compilation | Year | FLAC Availability | Unique Tracks | |-------------|------|------------------|----------------| | The Essential Barbra Streisand | 2002 | Yes | “Second Hand Rose” | | Just for the Record... | 1991 | Rare | 4-CD box set | | The Ultimate Collection | 2010 | Yes | “We Are the World” demo, live “In the Wee Small Hours” | | Release Me | 2012 | Yes | Unreleased outtakes, not a hits set | Always look for a "Spectrogram" or "Spek" analysis
Choose The Ultimate Collection if you want a two-disc career overview with the rare 2009 recordings.